WEBVTT INTROTHANKS TO A PAIROF YOUNGENTREPRENEURSHERE IN PORTLANDTHERE'S A LOT OFPOTENTIAL WASTEBY-PASSING THELAND FILLS ANDENDING UP "IN YOURBACK POCKET" .....THEY'RE THEFOUNDERS OF A TWOYEAR OLD COMPANYCALLED "FLOWFOLD"....'WALLETS,, ANDOTHER ITEMS, "MADEIN MAINE" OUT OFMATERIALS USED INMAKING SAILS FORHIGH TECH RACINGSAILBOATS ....-------nats of sewing-----FROM FIRST STITCH--- TO FINAL STAMP ---EACH OF THESEFLOWFOLD WALLETSIS METICULOUSLYMADE BY HAND ...STILL,,, IT'S THEIRLIGHT WEIGHT ANDLASTING DURABILITYTHAT THESE GUYSTOUT ...."stronger than steelyet so light that theyfloat."LONGTIME FRIENDSDEVIN MCNEILL ANDCHARLIE FRIEDMANFOUNDED FLOWFOLDRIGHT OUT OFCOLLEGE IN 2011 ....IT'S AN IDEA,THOUGH, ACTUALLYBORN HALF A DECADEEARLIER - WHENFRIEDMAN TOOK ASUMMER JOB SEWINGCUSTOM RACINGSAILS..."i saw some of thenewer compositefabrics that they'reusing for higher endracing sailboats andthoug ht that theywould be really perfectfor wallets."RUGGED WALLETS,,COMPLETELYWEATHER RESISTANTAND EACH WEIGHINGBARELY ONEOUNCE....."we like to think ourwallet offers some ofthe highestperformance featuresavailable on themarket."-----nats of sewing---BUT HERE IN THISSHOP,,, IT'SPERFORMANCE WITHA PURPOSE... THISCOMPOSITE SAILFABRIC, IF NOT SOLDOFF AS SCRAP TOFLOWFOLD,, MAY'VEENDED UP AS TRASHIN A LANDFILL....."these are someexamples of the fabricsthat we take in fromthe mill."ROLLS OF FABRIC,,ALL SOMEHOWBLEMISHED OR OUTOF STYLE,,AND WHILEREJECTED FOR USEAS AN ELITE HIGHEND RACING SAIL -- ATFLOWFOLD,,, IT'S RE-CUT TO CREATE ANENVIRONMENTALLYFRIENDLY, HIGHQUALITY WALLET..."the unfortunate truthis a lot would bethrown out and we aretrying to promote theidea of reuse andrepurpose of material.""really easy to carryin your back pocket butalso cool looking."KELLY FERNALD WASSOLD FROM THE VERYBEGINNING..... THEOWNER OF NOMADSADVENTURE INPORTLAND -- JUSTONE OF NEARLY TWODOZEN STORESACROSS MAINE THATNOW CARRIES THEFLOWFOLD LINE..."a lot of mycustomers are peoplethat are traveling andlooking to go as lightas possible,, thewallets are extremlylightweight butextremely durable..--nats--INSIDE THIS SMALLSHOP INSCARBOROUGH THISTHREE MAN CREWPUMPS OUT SEVERALHUNDRED WALLETS AWEEK , NOT TOMENTION A FEW TOATBAGS AND OTHERACCESSORIES,,,,,USELESS OLD SAILCLOTH -- A PERFECTFIT FOR THE BACKPOCKET..."we're taking materialthat's destined to bethrown away and usingit in our products."WHILE MANY OF THEWALLETS ARE MADERIGHT THERE INSCARBOROUGH,,,,BUSINESS IS GETTINGSO GOOD THATFLOWFOLD HAS HADTO FARM OUT MUCHOF ITS WORK TO ASEAMSTRESS GROUPIN LEWISTON.....BOTTOM LINETHOUGH,,, IT'S ALLSTILL HAND MADE IN